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Keep that popcorn ceiling & make it look lovely
I had years of flat painted popcorn ceilings that got dirty and were impossible to clean or even dust without it dropping all over the floors. When I bought a home built in the 60's - I had new...
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OT - Voltage Drop In Trailer Wiring
I'm reading a voltage drop in my trailer wiring and wondering if it's normal. Here's what I've found: Flat four plug from vehicle reads 12.5V from ground pin to tail light pin without the trailer...
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Replacing thermostat that support outdoor temp sensors with 1 that does not
I am wanting to replace my thermostat with a wireless thermostat. In my cu rrent lennox thermostat, it has 2 wires going to 2 different T terminals wh ich are for outdoor temperature sensors. The new...
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OT, Ping Wes Groleau
Hey Wes, remember when rocket ships all landed tail first in all the SciFi movies and TV shows we watched as kids? ^_^ TDD On August 13th, the Falcon 9 test rig (code name Grasshopper) completed a...
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OT: Health insurance
My poor lil feelings are hurt that nobody followed up on my post (in earlie r car insurance thread which quickly became a classic example of thread dri ft). There were many personal anecdotes of...
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The right side of my breaker panel is warm to the touch.
Everything works but I am worried that the heat may indicate problems. Should the box be replaced?
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How well do Amarr garage doors compare to Clopay garage doors?
I am getting quotes on Amarr and Clopay garage doors including installation. How well does the Amarr Stratford 1000 compare with the Clopay Value Plus garage door in guage of the metal, quality of...
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replace water cutoff valve for sink?
How hard it is to obtain and replace a new water cutoff valve for under the sink? I was advised here to replace my ancient one with soft gaskets to a modern ball valve or something... is it available...
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10 years ago
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Battery powered hand vacuums
Does anyone make a good battery powered hand vacuum? My brother bought one more than 25 years ago but it only worked for one or two years and then the built in NiCd cells stopped keeping a charge. It...
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10 years ago
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what is a good garbage disposal for stainless steel sinks?
Heard that stainless steel sinks cannot sustain heavy garbage disposals and may make the disposal more noisy. I am considering either a InSinkErator Evolution Compact which is listed at 20 pounds or a...
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Oil Furnace Repair
I just got an email from my wife. The repair guy from our oil company came out to do our annual tune-up on the furnace and water heater this morning. She forwarded his ovservation that "we need a new...
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10 years ago
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Shrinking a carpet?
The carpeting in my house was installed during the winter, and they apparently didn't bother heating the area and letting it expand before installation. Over the last few years the carpet has...
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Tip of the day, August 14, 2013
Tired of mashing your fingers with a hammer, starting nails? Hold the nail in needle nose pliers, they don't yell "OUCH" when you hit them.
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OT: Fences send the wrong message.....
There have been quite a few mysterious findings in the yard this spring and summer...exploratory excavations, strange scat, yellow jackets starting a new nest. I did have to dust the raised strawberry...
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The best end cut preservative available
In an unrelated thread, one of the regulars in this forum was telling me that he had some wood preservative that was no longer made, called "Cuprinol 10" and was careful where and how he used what...
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